Volume Change "Bell"

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Jojo

Is there a way to change the "notification bell" when
the volume is changed from the Taskbar's Volume icon
or Volume Control window?

When I have headphones on, it's too loud.

TIA
 
"Jojo" <jojo@monkey.com> wrote in message news:475D9828.508@monkey.com...
> Is there a way to change the "notification bell" when
> the volume is changed from the Taskbar's Volume icon
> or Volume Control window?
>
> When I have headphones on, it's too loud.
>
> TIA

Try the following procedure and you shouldn't hear any sound when changing the
volume.

Click on the speaker in the Notification area to display the Volume slider.
Use the scroll wheel on your mouse to move the slider up or down.

Good luck

Nepatsfan
 
Nepatsfan wrote:
> "Jojo" <jojo@monkey.com> wrote in message news:475D9828.508@monkey.com...
>> Is there a way to change the "notification bell" when
>> the volume is changed from the Taskbar's Volume icon
>> or Volume Control window?
>>
>> When I have headphones on, it's too loud.
>>
>
> Try the following procedure and you shouldn't hear any sound when changing the
> volume.
>
> Click on the speaker in the Notification area to display the Volume slider.
> Use the scroll wheel on your mouse to move the slider up or down.

Not sure if I understand your answer or if you are misunderstanding
my question. The sequence is...
* Click down on slider
* Move slider up/down
* Unclick (click up)
* The loud "Notification Bell"

It's that "Notification Bell" that I want to change or eliminate.

Thanks.
 
"Jojo" <jojo@monkey.com> wrote in message news:475DAC25.7030306@monkey.com...
> Nepatsfan wrote:
>> "Jojo" <jojo@monkey.com> wrote in message news:475D9828.508@monkey.com...
>>> Is there a way to change the "notification bell" when
>>> the volume is changed from the Taskbar's Volume icon
>>> or Volume Control window?
>>>
>>> When I have headphones on, it's too loud.
>>>
>>
>> Try the following procedure and you shouldn't hear any sound when changing
>> the volume.
>>
>> Click on the speaker in the Notification area to display the Volume slider.
>> Use the scroll wheel on your mouse to move the slider up or down.
>
> Not sure if I understand your answer or if you are misunderstanding
> my question. The sequence is...
> * Click down on slider
> * Move slider up/down
> * Unclick (click up)
> * The loud "Notification Bell"
>
> It's that "Notification Bell" that I want to change or eliminate.
>
> Thanks.

Don't click and hold the slider to move it up and down.
With the Volume control displayed, spin the scroll wheel on your mouse forward
and back.
This should raise or lower the slider on the Volume control without setting off
the default beep.

Nepatsfan
 
"Nepatsfan" <nepatsfan@SBXXXIX.com> wrote in
news:ug60BY3OIHA.484@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl:

> "Jojo" <jojo@monkey.com> wrote in message
> news:475DAC25.7030306@monkey.com...
>> Nepatsfan wrote:
>>> "Jojo" <jojo@monkey.com> wrote in message
>>> news:475D9828.508@monkey.com...
>>>> Is there a way to change the "notification bell" when
>>>> the volume is changed from the Taskbar's Volume icon
>>>> or Volume Control window?
>>>>
>>>> When I have headphones on, it's too loud.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Try the following procedure and you shouldn't hear any sound when
>>> changing the volume.
>>>
>>> Click on the speaker in the Notification area to display the Volume
>>> slider. Use the scroll wheel on your mouse to move the slider up or
>>> down.
>>
>> Not sure if I understand your answer or if you are misunderstanding
>> my question. The sequence is...
>> * Click down on slider
>> * Move slider up/down
>> * Unclick (click up)
>> * The loud "Notification Bell"
>>
>> It's that "Notification Bell" that I want to change or eliminate.
>>
>> Thanks.
>
> Don't click and hold the slider to move it up and down.
> With the Volume control displayed, spin the scroll wheel on your mouse
> forward and back.
> This should raise or lower the slider on the Volume control without
> setting off the default beep.
>
> Nepatsfan
>
>
>

Another solution - usually this beep is actually sent to the internal
speaker on the computer. Some computers route this through the sound
card. You may be able to either disconnect a wire inside the computer,
or turn the volume of the "PC Speaker" on the sound card down or mute it.
To access this, double-click on the speaker icon to get the volume
controls. If "PC Speaker" or something like that does not show up, click
on Options, then Properties - in there, you may be able to set it to show
this volume slider. Which controls are available depends on what sound
chipset/driver you have.
 
Jojo wrote:
> Is there a way to change the "notification bell" when
> the volume is changed from the Taskbar's Volume icon
> or Volume Control window?
>
> When I have headphones on, it's too loud.
>
> TIA

Here's what I did: Open Control Panel, Sounds and Audio Devices, Sounds
tab, and change the "Default Beep" event to "Windows XP Restore.wav".

--
Joe =o)
 
Nepatsfan wrote:
> "Jojo" <jojo@monkey.com> wrote in message news:475DAC25.7030306@monkey.com...
>> Nepatsfan wrote:
>>> "Jojo" <jojo@monkey.com> wrote in message news:475D9828.508@monkey.com...
>>>> Is there a way to change the "notification bell" when
>>>> the volume is changed from the Taskbar's Volume icon
>>>> or Volume Control window?
>>>>
>>>> When I have headphones on, it's too loud.
>>>>
>>> Try the following procedure and you shouldn't hear any sound when changing
>>> the volume.
>>>
>>> Click on the speaker in the Notification area to display the Volume slider.
>>> Use the scroll wheel on your mouse to move the slider up or down.
>> Not sure if I understand your answer or if you are misunderstanding
>> my question. The sequence is...
>> * Click down on slider
>> * Move slider up/down
>> * Unclick (click up)
>> * The loud "Notification Bell"
>>
>> It's that "Notification Bell" that I want to change or eliminate.
>>
>> Thanks.
>
> Don't click and hold the slider to move it up and down.
> With the Volume control displayed, spin the scroll wheel on your mouse forward
> and back.
> This should raise or lower the slider on the Volume control without setting off
> the default beep.

Ahhh... that does work, albiet a bit slow...
Thanks...
 
nospam wrote:
> Another solution - usually this beep is actually sent to the internal
> speaker on the computer. Some computers route this through the sound
> card. You may be able to either disconnect a wire inside the computer,
> or turn the volume of the "PC Speaker" on the sound card down or mute it.
> To access this, double-click on the speaker icon to get the volume
> controls. If "PC Speaker" or something like that does not show up, click
> on Options, then Properties - in there, you may be able to set it to show
> this volume slider. Which controls are available depends on what sound
> chipset/driver you have.

I tested the Wave control and it's coming from a Wave file...
Thanks anyway...
 
Jojo <jojo@monkey.com> wrote in
news:#Jm3nS8OIHA.1212@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl:

> nospam wrote:
>> Another solution - usually this beep is actually sent to the internal
>> speaker on the computer. Some computers route this through the sound
>> card. You may be able to either disconnect a wire inside the
>> computer, or turn the volume of the "PC Speaker" on the sound card
>> down or mute it. To access this, double-click on the speaker icon to
>> get the volume controls. If "PC Speaker" or something like that does
>> not show up, click on Options, then Properties - in there, you may be
>> able to set it to show this volume slider. Which controls are
>> available depends on what sound chipset/driver you have.
>
> I tested the Wave control and it's coming from a Wave file...
> Thanks anyway...

Oh, I guess on most machines I have seen it does this because most of the
internal beeps and other sounds (including "Default Beep", which is the one
that applies here) have been set to "none" instead of a wave file.
 
"Elmo" <elmogeek@iglou.invalid> wrote in message
news:uPE0g46OIHA.5988@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Jojo wrote:
>> Is there a way to change the "notification bell" when
>> the volume is changed from the Taskbar's Volume icon
>> or Volume Control window?
>>
>> When I have headphones on, it's too loud.
>>
>> TIA
>
> Here's what I did: Open Control Panel, Sounds and Audio Devices, Sounds
> tab, and change the "Default Beep" event to "Windows XP Restore.wav".
>

In fact there's nothing to stop the OP from creating a silent sound and
changing it to that.
 
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